Town Hall · Grand Chute

Grand Chute, WI town hall & government

Grand Chute spent $45.5 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,899 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Grand Chute's government.

Town budget

Where Grand Chute's money goes

Spent
$45.5 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$1,899
spending per person
Long-term debt
$55.8 million
$2,327 per resident
Roads & transportation
$13.2 million29%
Fire
$7.2 million16%
Police
$7 million15%
Water & other utilities
$6.3 million14%
Sewer & trash
$4.4 million10%
Parks & libraries
$1.9 million4%
Interest on debt
$1.4 million3%
Administration & buildings
$1.3 million3%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$714,0002%
Health & welfare
$4,000<1%
Other
$2 million4%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 43%
  • Fees & charges 18%
  • Utility sales 13%
  • Interest, fines & other 12%
  • From the state 7%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • Sales taxes 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Grand Chute

Full-time staff
103
70 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$80,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
31
and 22 full-time firefighters
Police
36 full-time12 part
Fire
23 full-time27 part
Administration & buildings
12 full-time21 part
Sewer & trash
8 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
8 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
6 full-time
Parks & libraries
3 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time4 part
Other
7 full-time4 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Grand Chute didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Appleton Area School District

Grand Chute's K–12 school district, shared with Harrison and Appleton. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,628
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
15,230
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$79.8 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Wisconsin districts overall: 39% local, 50% state, 11% federal

  • Local 36%
  • State 57%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $14,628 per pupil, $8,837 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Also serving Grand Chute: Hortonville School District ($11,979 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Grand Chute pay

Typical tax bill
$4,123
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.40%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$294,700
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Local

Contact Grand Chute's government

🏛️ Official websitegrandchute.net ↗

Town hall & decisions in Grand Chute →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Grand Chute

Grand Chute is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Tony Wied. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Grand Chute's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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